Nestlé Australia signs up to PPA with CWP Renewables
Food and beverage manufacturer Nestlé Australia has made the switch to 100% renewable electricity, entering into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with CWP Renewables. The PPA will source clean electricity from CWP Renewables’ Sapphire and Crudine Ridge wind farms in NSW. The 10-year agreement covers all of the electricity used across Nestlé’s sites each year. […]
Registrations open for 2021 Christmas Light Up competition
CWP Renewables and GE Renewable Energy are once again hosting a Christmas Light Up competition in Yass, Boorowa and surrounds, and entries are now open. This year, GE is giving away more than $2,000 worth of prizes, with entries open to all properties within the Yass Valley local government area, as well as Boorowa district, […]
Sapphire Wind Farm funding boost for local organisations
Nine Inverell Shire community groups have snapped up a share of over $50,000 in grant funding from the most recent round of the Sapphire Wind Farm Community Fund. The Sapphire Wind Farm Committee takes applications in two rounds each year, where local non-profits can request funding for the purchase of uniforms, small equipment and infrastructure, […]
CWP Renewables lends a hand for Christmas
Renewable energy developer and operator CWP Renewables is calling on community groups and charities to apply for sponsorship in a special Christmas $30,000 round of support. CWP Renewables Head of Development Ed Mounsey said with the challenges and impacts of COVID-19 in recent times, there was a desire to ensure local community groups had additional […]
Finance restructure supports future PPAs with Australian businesses
CWP Renewables (CWPR) recently restructured its senior finance for Sapphire Wind Farm, the largest generating wind farm in NSW. The restructure included an additional $20 million in debt as a result of CWPR’s strong pipeline of offtakes – commitments from corporate Australia as businesses make the transition to renewable energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs). […]
Bango Wind Farm community newsletter – September 2021
Construction work on Bango Wind Farm is progressing well. There are now 22 wind turbine towers fully constructed, including 10 which are exporting energy to the grid. Read more in the latest community newsletter.
Spicers Creek Wind Farm Project Update
The Spicers Creek Wind Farm team at CWP Renewables have been progressing feasibility investigations for the project, including assessment of preliminary biodiversity, transportation routes and preliminary civil and electrical design. Read the full update.
Uungula Wind Farm Project Update – August 2021
The CWP Renewables team hopes that you are staying safe under the current circumstances. This newsletter provides an update on the Uungula Wind Farm project’s environmental approvals and contracting opportunities. Commonwealth EPBC Act Approval Granted The Uungula Wind Farm has received approval under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The notice is available […]
Bango Wind Farm community newsletter – July 2021
Work is continuing at Bango Wind Farm. Winter brings with it the usual challenges, cold, wet and windy conditions but COVID-19 continues to be an additional factor we have to manage on site to ensure the workforce and broader community remain safe. Read the latest newsletter.
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm community newsletter – July 2021
We have had a chilly start to winter at Crudine Ridge and our commissioning and operations teams battled the elements to keep the project on track, whilst also managing to capture some amazing photos of the wind farm covered in snow. We continue to bring turbines online in accordance with the regulator’s requirements and continue […]